A Ringers Notepad: Learning Collection

There are bell towers in different countries keeping the art alive, enjoying the music and making new friends.  Here find out more about the towers in Limerick, how bells work, take a look inside a bell tower, meet some bellringers, and see the challenge of the ultimate ring, click on read more and scroll down to discover this intriguing world ...  Return to  Homepage  or  Contents Page Limerick Ringing Towers St Mary's Cathedral, read more ...    and about the Tower's History    Mount St Alphonsus,  read more ...     and about the Tower's History   How Do Bells Work? (8 mins)         Inside A Bell Tower - How It Works (6 mins)     Meet People Keeping Bellringing Alive in Ireland (4.5 mins) The Ultimate Ring ...  (9.5 mins) Return to  Homepage  or  Contents Page

Safety when in a tower and when ringing with a band is very important.  Here you'll find some guidance, rules to follow, what to do if something goes wrong, how to tie up your rope, getting fit for ringing, and bellringing exercises for warm-ups!  Read more ... and scroll down to discover additional details. Return to  Homepage  or  Contents Page The tower captain tells you about safety and how to ring safely for your sake and the safety of everyone else in the tower (Coleman 2016).  Safety is your responsibility.  Visitors are also told about safety.   Even though 'ringing is far safer even than gardening, let alone playing sport.  Safety is important ...' (Coleman 2016:288).  Always remember that moving bells and moving ropes are dangerous so its safety first and always. Remember that 'up above your head is a huge mass of metal weighing a quarter of a ton or more, and it's rotating through an entire full circle and back again ever...

This collection introduces bellhandling, shows you how your bell works, helps you to see this in slow motion, and to watch what is happening when you are ringing your bell.  You will see what is going on above your head and be able to see the way the ringer is pulling the rope.  Read more ... and scroll down to find additional links to resources. Return to  Homepage  or  Contents Page Bell Handling - How Bells Work (1 min) Now in Slow Motion (5.5 mins) Bellringing Animations - What is Happening During Bellringing Take a look ...  Return to  Homepage  or  Contents Page